Wheelbarrow.



W. J. TAYLOR.

WHEELBARROW. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 24, 1907. RENEWED FEB. 29, 1912.

1,026,937. Patented May 21, 1912.

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W. J. TAYLOR.

.WHEELBARROW.

' APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 24, 1907. RENEWED FEB. 29, 1912. 1,026,937.Patented May 21, 1912.

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WILLIAM J. TAYLOR, OF CANASTOTA, NEW YORK.

WHEELBARROW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 21, 1912.

Application filed September 24, 1907, Serial No. 394,331. RenewedFebruary 29, 1912. Serial No. 680,593.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. TAYLOR, of Canastota, in the county ofMadison, in the State of New York, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Wheelbarrows, of which the following, taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to certain improve ments in Wheel barrows andrefers more particularly to the means for joining the different parts ofthe frame as, for example, the legs, cross bars, and upright end boardstandards to the handle bars. In the manufacture of this class of wheelbarrows the frame is generally made of wood and the several parts areusually joined together by mortising the legs, cross bars, and end boardstandards int-0 the handle bars which not only materially weakens thehandle bars by cutting away those portions which are subjected to themost severe strains but the openings formed therein permits accumulationand retention of moisture which soon rots out the tenons and adjacentport-ions of the sockets in which they are inserted thereby shorteningthe life of the wheel barrow or, at least, making repairs frequentlynecessary. I

My main object is to avoid mortising or otherwise cutting away the woodparts of the frame at their junctions one with the other therebymaintaining the full strength of these parts throughout and especiallyat their junctions one with the other where the strains are greatest andat the same time avoiding in a measure the accumulation and retention ofmoisture at such joints. In other words I have sought to simplify andreduce the cost of manufacture and at the same time to increase thestrength and durability of the wheel barrow without adding to its weightby introducing special constructions of metal tie pieces or bonds at thejoints of the various parts of the frame so that the strains areconcentrated more upon the metal tie pieces than upon the wood.

Other objects and uses will be brought out in the following description.

In the drawings-Figures 1 and 2 are respectively top plan and sideelevation of a wheel barrow embodying the various features of myinvention. Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are enlarged transverse sectional viewstaken respectively on lines 3-3, 44: and 55, Fig. 1. Figs. 6, 7 and 8are perspective views respectively of one of the brackets for the frontend board standards, the tie piece or bracket for uniting one of thelegs to the adjacent handle bars, and cross bar, and one of the tiepieces for uniting one of the handle bars to the front cross bars. Figs.9 and 10 are detached sectional views taken respectively on lines 99,Fig. 2 and 10-10, Fig. 1.

As shown in the drawings, this wheel barrow comprises essentially a pairof handle.

bars 1-, front and rear cross bars 2 and 3, opposite legs or standards4- and front end standards 5 all of which are united in a mannerhereinafter described to constitute a main supporting frame upon thefront end of which is mounted a wheel 6.

The handle bars 1 are made of wood and converge forwardly in the usualmanner, their rear ends being provided with suitable handles -7 whiletheir front ends are equipped with underlying springs -8 terminating insuitable eyes -9 for receiving the shaft or axle 10- of the wheel -6-.The cross bars 2 and 3- are also made of wood and arranged one inadvance of the other between and in substantially the same plane as thehandle bars 1-, said cross bars being parallel and having their oppositeends terminating against the inner faces of the handle bars forsupporting a suitable bottom or platform -11--. The end faces of thesecross bars are beveled to conform to the forwardly converging angle ofthe handle bars 1 against which they terminate or abut thereby avoidingthe necessity for mortising or otherwise cutting into the cross bars orside bars at their junction one with the other except for the small boltholes for receiving the bolts of the metal tie pieces presentlydescribed. The upper faces of these cross bars are disposed in a planebelow the upper faces of the handle bars, a distance substan- Iss1tially equalvto the thickness of the bottom or platform -l1 which ismounted upon and secured to said cross bars between said handle bars andits upper face' is substantially coincident with the upper faces of thehandle bars.

The front cross bar 2 is located a short distance in rear of the uprightstandards -5 for the end board 12 and its opposite ends areunited to thehandle bars by comparatively thin metal tie pieces l3 which are fastenedto the under side of the handle bars by bolts 14land extend laterallyunder and against the adjacent end of the cross bar -2 to which they aresecured by suitable fastening means as bolts 15, the portions of saidtie pieces which extend under the cross bars being provided withparallel flanges 16 for engaging opposite sides of the cross bar andthereby relieving in a measure the strain upon the bolts l5 and at thesame time bracing the cross bar against movement relatively to thehandle bar to which it is attached. These flanges 16- also serve toreinforce or stiffen the tie piece and permit the use of comparativelythin metal, said tie piece being continuous across the joint or abuttingfaces of the cross bar 2- and handle bar and thereby it affords a rigidtie between the parts without mortising or otherwise materiallyweakening the wood. As previously described the opposite ends of thecross bar 3 terminates and abuts.

against the inner faces of the said bars 1 and are rigidly unitedthereto by metallic tie pieces -l7 which extend across the under side ofthe handle bars and some distance inwardly toward each other under theadjacent ends of the cross bar -3 and are secured to the cross bar andhandle bar by suitable fastening means as bolts 18. The outer edges ofthese tie.pieces 17 are provided with pendent portions extendingdownwardly some distance along the outer faces of the legs 4 to whichthey are secured by suitable fastening means as bolts 19, said tie piecebeing formed with opposite inwardly projecting flanges 20 between whichthe legs are held against lateral movement relatively to the handlebars, said flanges also serving to relieve the strain upon the bolts-19.

The legs -4 terminate at their upper ends against the under side of thehorizontal portions of the tie pieces 17 and are held in place by braces-21 and --22, the braces 21 being secured to the inner sides of the legsand to the under side of the cross bar 3-- some distance from the tiepieces 17 by suitable clamping bolts 23 as best seen in Figs. 2 and 3.The front end standards to which the end board 12 is secured terminateat their lower ends against the upper side of the handle bars 1- just infront of the tie pieces -13 and are rigidly held in place by metallictie pieces or braces 24 having marginal flanges -Q5 and 26 disposed atan angle to each other corresponding to the angle between the uprightstandards 5- and handle bars -1 and which are secured to said handlebars and upright standards by suitable clamping bolts 27., said tiepieces 24 being also provided with additional ears -28 which engage theinner faces of the handle bars and upright standards and are securedthereto by clamping bolts 29. These ears -28 extend across the meetingfaces of the handle bars with the uprights 5 and thereby establish afirm bond between such parts to hold them in fixed relation to eachother while the flanges 25- and 26 serve to further hold the end boardor uprights -5 in fixed relation to the side boards. These uprightstandards 5 are connected at the top by a horizontal bar or cap 30 whichextends laterally some distance beyond the outer faces of the standardsand to these ends are secured upright metal straps 81 having their lowerends secured to the handle bars by the bolts 29 and their intermediateportions spaced apart from the outer faces of the uprights 5 asufficient distance to receive the front ends of the side boards 32,such latter being provided with vertical cleats --33 having their lowerends removably inserted in metal retaining pieces -34 as best seen inFigs. 1 and 2, said metal pieces -3l being secured to the outer faces ofthe handle bars 1.

It is evident from the foregoing description that the cross pieces 2- anlegs 4, and standards 5 terminate against the handle bars -1 and aresecured thereto by metal ties without mortising or otherwise weakeningthe handle bars.

What I claim is:

1. In a wheel barrow, the combination of opposite forwardly converginghandle bars and a cross bar having its ends terminating and abuttingagainst the inner faces of the handle bars, metal tie pieces secured tothe under sides of the handle bars and adjacent ends of the cross barand provided with upwardly projecting flanges engaging opposite sides ofsaid cross bar.

2. In a wheel barrow, the combination of opposite forwardly converginghandle bars, metallic tie pieces secured to the under side of the handlebars, opposite legs terminating at their upper ends at the under side ofsaid tie pieces, said tie pieces having pendent portions embracing theadjacent ends of the legs and secured thereto;

8. In a wheel barrow, the combination of opposite forwardly converginghandle bars, a cross bar having its opposite ends terminating andabutting against the opposite and sides of the adjacent ends of the legsfaces of the handle bars, metallic tie pieces and secured thereto. 10secured to the under sides of the handle bars In Witness whereof I havehereunto set and adjacent ends of the cross bar, opposite my hand this16th day of September 1907.

legs having their upper ends terminating VILLIAM J. TAYLOR. and abuttingagainst the under side of said \Vitnesses:

tie pieces, the latter being provided with WVM. H. PATTEN,

pendent portions embracing the outer faces H. E. CHASE.

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